Charles B. (Charles Bert) Reed

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Charles B. (Charles Bert) Reed

b. 1866

A physician-turned-writer, this early 20th-century author moved comfortably between practical medical instruction and vivid historical storytelling. His surviving books range from a nursing text on obstetrics to works about Canadian and North American history.

1 Audiobook

Obstetrics for Nurses

Obstetrics for Nurses

by Charles B. (Charles Bert) Reed

About the author

Born in 1866, Charles B. Reed—also listed as Charles Bert Reed—was a medical doctor who also wrote books for general readers. Records connected with his publications identify him as "Charles Bert Reed, M.D.," and his work shows an unusual mix of professional expertise and wide historical curiosity.

His best-known practical title is Obstetrics for Nurses, while other books linked to him include Masters of the Wilderness, First Great Canadian, and The True Tale of Lady Godiva. Taken together, they suggest a writer who could shift from clear, useful instruction to narrative history and biographical storytelling.

Reliable biographical details about his personal life appear to be limited online, so a full life story is hard to confirm from readily available sources. Even so, the books that remain under his name leave the impression of a versatile early 1900s author whose interests reached well beyond a single field.